Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-22
NEW BUILDINGS THIS FALL.

NEW BUILDINGS THIS FALL
Not a Very Large Number Going Up
A Slim OutIo0k For the Building
Business This Winter - Some New
and Handsome Structures I'm Course
of Erection.
The architects have net many plans for
new residences in preparation and say that
year The outlook for the winter for the
building business does not, therefore, indi-
cate a rushing business the coming winter.
There are about forty two-family tenement
houses in process of erection in the city and
about twenty houses costing to build from
So, 500 to $50, 900 each. The two-familys mall
houses cost from 81 200 to $4,000 to build.
The more costly houses, which are sin the
works. are the following: The President w.
w. Converse house, next south of the Presi-
dent Clark residence, for which ground is al
ready broken, and which will cost about
$25, 200 to build; the William E. Downes
residence on Whitney avenue, between Ed
wards and Lawrence streets, the grounds &C.
cupying the whole frontage between the two
streets. The house is quite expensive and is
now receiving an elaborate and handsome in
terror finish and decoration. The two new
residences on Grove street near Grove Hall,
ton also They are built of the best North
Haven brick, excepting a portion of the
front of each, which is finished in the gray
granite from Monson, Mass, giving pleas
ing effect by way of contrast. These build
ings are now being finished in their interiors.
They have about fourteen rooms each. Mr.
Webb is also extensively altering the brick
dwelling on the southwest corner of Chapel
and Park streets and will modernize it com
pletely, and intends erecting a block of brick
dwellings of the better class next door on
Chapel street. Just below on Park street
Mr.. Thompson, of Platt & Thompson, has
erected new, substantial and well built
brick dwelling. 1t is being well finished
throughout. On York street, a few doors
below Elm street, Mr.. Sperry, the builder,
has nearly completed to external appearances
q double brick dwelling of superior style. 1t
will be well finished internally and good
addition to this thoroughfare, and hand
some improvement over the aged dwelling on
whose site the block stands.
Mr.. George Baldwin, brother of Assessor
Baldwin, has new brick house OF stylish
looks erected on Howard avenue, midway
between Kimberly avenue and City Point.
The house is being erected for MIR. Baldw1n's
son, who is in partnership with him. This
we'll shaded and attractive avenue, SO much
improved and built up in the last ten years,
ranks among the most pleasing to the eye of
any in that section, locality once thought
seriously of for park purposes.
Mr.. VIM. A. Lincoln is erecting for differ
emit parties cluster of houses on Jackson
street, Fair Haven, in the neighborhood of
the Shore Line railroad. They will be quite
an improvement in that section.
Another handsome dwelling is being erect
ed on Orange street between Bishop and Ed
wards streets, next the Ives residence and
opposite the residence erected and occupied
for many years by the late P. B. Foster. The
new house is for Mr.. j. d. Beecher and will
be one of the finest houses on Orange street
north of the Anderson or Clark residence. It
will cost about SIS, 900 to build and will be
of brick and finished in the best manner
throughout.
Mr.. Oliver S. Osborn, foreman for Durham
s. Wooster, carriage manufacturers, has bro
ken ground for a very neat block of two
frame houses on Wolcott street, Fair Haven.
The houses will be built Of the best materials
two stories and attic, and will have fine
double bay window front. The woodwork
inside will be finished to initiate cherry. The
interior arrangements of both houses will be
pleasant and convenient and each window
will be fastened from the inside with Os
born's new patent sash fastener, very isgen-
ious and practical invention. The contrac-
tors for the work are johnson Brothers of
this city.
Ground was broken this week for new
brick house on Lawrence street to be built
by Prof. Niemeyer. The building will be
modern style, two stories high, and will have
a gambrel roof, the old colonial style. The
dwelling will cost $4,000. Bates & Town
send are the masons. The contract for the
carpentering work has not been let. @. Il.
Stillson prepared the plans for the building.
Hubinger Bros. have just completed an
addition to their large barn on Elm street.
J. W. Bishop has been having two new
tenement houses on Gregory street erected.
They are next to the Winchester school and
are nearly finished; are two stories high, with
an attic. McFeeters has the contract for the
Joiner work. Mr.. Bishop is also to have
built house on Linden street to contain
two fats 23x35 feet and to cost 50, 500.
Charles R. Whedon, jr., bookkeeper at the
Elm. City dye works, has nearly completed
his pretty house with tower on Orange street,
corner of Linden street. It is quite attract
i've in design and finish. Near by on Linden
street e1-Town Clerk Shuster has a new two
story frame house for rental nearly done.
McWilliams & Arthur have the contract
for the erection of a house OH Edwards street
for William SchWagerman.
Wn. +. johnson is soon to build house
on Foster street on one of the lots belonging
to the estate of P. B. Foster.
In Westville ]. D. Payne is having new
house erected from plans aud specifications
prepared by Architect r. G. Russell.
The contract for building house on Ar
thur street for David o. Twitchell is in the
hands of Barnes & Reynolds. The building
will cost So, 500.
The new manufactory of Schollhorn & Co.
on Wooster street is nearly completed. 1t is
well built throughout. The firm have con-
tracted for the putting in of 60 horse power
engine and boilers and will have the new
shop lighted by electricity. Robinson was
the architect. The firm will occupy the new
shop about November 1. Their premises in
1ao cd hvt ha
Hooker concern.
Mr. Forsyth, treasurer of the Forsyth Dye
Works and Laundry company, has his hand
some new frame house on Orange
street, next the Crockett residence, nearly
finished 1t is another desirable improve
section of Orange street, one of the great
highways to East Rock Park.
New building permits have been granted
by the fire marshal az follows: To Edwin A.
Blakeslee for frame dwelling, two stories, 81
x45, on Wooster street; to Coyne Brothers
for frame dwelling on Clay street 241ax41,
two stories; to James A. Fogarty for frame
dwelling on Wolcott street. corner of Rich.
ard, 25x44, two stories; to David O. Twitch-
ell, frame dwelling on Arthur street, 24x45,
two stories; to Miss Mary Crane, two-story
frame dwelling, 25x40, Washington street;
Mrs. Bridget Farrell, two-story frame dwell
ing, 27x40, Franklin street.
Fire Marshal Kennedy yesterday issued
permits to William S. Beeoher to erect a two
story frame building on Ann street, two
frame and one brick two-story dwellings on
Lombard street, to William J. Atwater for
three two.story frame dwellings on Mill
River street, and to ]. w. Bishop for three
two story frame buildings on Dixwell avenue.
An Inspector Killed at East Hartford.
HARTFORD, Oct. 21.-John Carey, car
Inspector, was killed in the New England
freight yard at East Hartford this afternoon
by train which backed down on him.
CAMPUS NOTES.